The story of English

MacNeil-Lehrer Productions/BBC c1986

5 videocassettes (approx. 58 min. each)

Nine episodes on the history and influence of the English language. CONTENTS -- 1: An English Speaking World -- 2: Mother Tongue -- 3: A Muse of Fire -- 4: The Guid Scots Tongue -- 5: Black on White -- 6: "Pioneers! O Pioneers!" -- 7: The Muvver Tongue -- 8: The Loaded Weapon -- 9: Next Year's Words: A Look into the Future. Hosted by Robert MacNeil.

Nine episodes on the history and influence of the English language. CONTENTS -- 1: An English Speaking World -- 2: Mother Tongue -- 3: A Muse of Fire -- 4: The Guid Scots Tongue -- 5: Black on White -- 6: "Pioneers! O Pioneers!" -- 7: The Muvver Tongue -- 8: The Loaded Weapon -- 9: Next Year's Words: A Look into the Future. Hosted by Robert MacNeil.

Nine episodes on the history and influence of the English language. CONTENTS -- 1: An English Speaking World -- 2: Mother Tongue -- 3: A Muse of Fire -- 4: The Guid Scots Tongue -- 5: Black on White -- 6: "Pioneers! O Pioneers!" -- 7: The Muvver Tongue -- 8: The Loaded Weapon -- 9: Next Year's Words: A Look into the Future. Hosted by Robert MacNeil.